For My Legionaries: The Iron Guard by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Author:Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Codreanu, Romania, Political Science, For, Legionaries, Nationalism, Political, lit_guide, Fiction, Guard, Iron, Biography & Autobiography, General, My
ISBN: 9781478273035
Publisher: Liberty Bell Pub.
Published: 2003-04-28T04:05:57.236279+00:00

ATBUCHAREST THELEAGUE OF CHRISTIANNATIONAL DEFENSE BROKENIN

TWO

I arrived in Bucharest. It was a disaster. The League had broken into two. The hopes of 'this nation

were crumbUng. A whole people who strained to gather up its exhausted strength in a difficult

moment of history, and fought the greatest perii ever to threaten its existence, was falhng now to the

ground, all its hopes shattered. Such a disaster, to the valiant hearts of thousands of fighters, all of

them seeing in a moment all their past sacrifices and all their hopes crashing down, inspired a

feeling of profound pain even in those who stood outside our movement, I had never before seen

more widespread sorrow. All those waves of enthusiasm from Severin to Focşani, from Campul-

Lung to Cluj, were now changed into waves of grief and despair.

I went to the Parliament to see Professor Cuza. To my great astonishment, in the midst of general

grief he was the only joyful man. This man was Professor Cuza. I give here, with the greatest

possible accuracy, our conversation. "Welcome back dear Corneliu" he said, advancing toward me,

arm outstretched. "You are a good fellow. Just keep on minding your business as you have done so

far, and everything is going to be just fine."

"Sir, I am depressed to the bottom of my being by the misfortune that befell us."

"But no misfortune took place. The League is stronger than ever. Look, I returned from Brăila

yesterday, It was something fantastic. I was received there with bands, drums, unending hurrahs.

You'll see the country's atmosphere. You do not know what it is like. The entire country is with us."

We said a few more words and then left.

Dumbfounded, I wondered: "Could a leader, seeing his troop rent by grief, divided into two and

possessed by despair, enjoy a perfect disposition and good humor? Not realize the disaster boiling

under him? But perhaps he does realize it! If so, how, then, is it possible for him to be rejoicing?"

WHAT HAPPENED?

The parliamentary and extra-parliamentary activity of the League's ten deputies during their term, left quite a bit to be desired. Were they weak men? Decidedly notl Were they of bad faith? Decidedly notl They were of absolute good faith but they had small deficiencies, either as to knowledge of the Jewish problem because they were the newer League members, or because they were a little cumbersome and slow in action and in hitting the trail, being the older ones. But such deficiencies are inherent in all men gathered into an organization and they must be lovingly and tactfully corrected by the leader. Then, what were the real causes for this state of affairs? In my opinion they were:

1. The lack of coordination of their parliamentary and extra-parliamentary activity.

2. The lack of spiritual unity, a unity absolutely indispensable to such an organization that is surrounded on all sides by enemies who try to take advantage of any internai dissension.

But these two drawbacks are basically the result of the true cause:

the lack of leadership, the leader's errors. A leader must constantly expound his views to

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